Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient receives oxygen by nasal cannula at 5 L/min. Using FiO₂ ≈ 21% + 4% per L/min, estimate the inspired oxygen FiO₂ in percent.
Oxygen therapy & respiratory calculations worksheet with answers
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The gauge on a size E oxygen cylinder reads 700 psi. Its cylinder factor is 0.28 L/psi. How many litres V can be used before the safe residual of 200 psi is reached?
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 154 g/L, SaO₂ 98% and PaO₂ 101 mmHg (13.5 kPa). Find the arterial oxygen content CaO₂ = 1.34 × Hb (g/dL) × SaO₂ + 0.003 × PaO₂ (mmHg) in mL O₂/dL.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A size H oxygen cylinder (factor 3.14 L/psi) reads 2000 psi and runs at 8 L/min. Keeping a safe residual of 200 psi, how many minutes t will it last? Round down to a whole minute.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A ventilated man is 160 cm tall and weighs 97 kg. Lung-protective ventilation is set at 4 mL per kg of predicted body weight. Using PBW = 50 + 0.91 × (height cm − 152.4) kg, find the tidal volume VT to the nearest mL.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient has Hb 160 g/L, SaO₂ 92%, PaO₂ 64 mmHg (8.5 kPa) and a cardiac output of 4.7 L/min. With CaO₂ = 1.34 × Hb (g/dL) × SaO₂ + 0.003 × PaO₂ (mmHg), find the oxygen delivery DO₂ = CaO₂ × CO × 10 in mL/min.
Answer key
- 1. FiO₂ = 41 %
- 2. V = 140 L
- 3. CaO₂ = 20.53 mL/dL
- 4. t = 706 min
- 5. VT = 228 mL
- 6. DO₂ = 936.1 mL/min
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